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ceiling and raise the debt ceiling. they're going to keep doing that while the markets crashed and they're going to keep voting and having republicans obstructing this while the economy crashes. here is the thing. republicans are being too clever by half. if democrats are voting everyday and none of republicans are and republicans won't let them cast the vote on it? it falls on republicans. the democrats must have the will. they got to do something they are not used to doing. they got to stare down mitch. does romney want the economy to crash? does ben sass want the economy to crash? does ron johnson want the economy to crash? maybe ron wants their stocks to crash. may he wants retirement plans to crash. >> democrats can only do what they can do. they can cast every one of their votes to raise a debt ceiling and they need to sit right there and keep doing it. if the economy goes up in smoke, it's not their fault. they're acting in good faith. this is all the republicans. >> joe. >> i would say make them come to them. >>
ceiling and raise the debt ceiling. they're going to keep doing that while the markets crashed and they're going to keep voting and having republicans obstructing this while the economy crashes. here is the thing. republicans are being too clever by half. if democrats are voting everyday and none of republicans are and republicans won't let them cast the vote on it? it falls on republicans. the democrats must have the will. they got to do something they are not used to doing. they got to stare...
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the debt ceiling, we're going to vote to stop democrats from being able to raise the debt ceiling. who knows, maybe the economy will crash and we can blame it on the democrats. >> joining us now, white house editor for politico -- >> can i just say that's really sleazy? and i refuse to believe there aren't ten republicans in the united states senate that aren't that sleazy, that aren't going to block the raising of the debt ceiling, that aren't going to help with our economy so it doesn't collapse. if you have all 50 democrats voting to raise the debt ceiling and you have republicans not voting to raise the debt ceiling and you have republicans procedurally blocking democrats from saving the economy from this crash, then people's retirement savings when they go up in smoke because the market crashes, it's not going to be on democrats. people are thinking to themselves in washington, d.c. right now, i know that democratic leaders are weak and they won't stare down republicans on this point. i understand that. they're afraid to fight. i don't understand why they're afraid to fight. i
the debt ceiling, we're going to vote to stop democrats from being able to raise the debt ceiling. who knows, maybe the economy will crash and we can blame it on the democrats. >> joining us now, white house editor for politico -- >> can i just say that's really sleazy? and i refuse to believe there aren't ten republicans in the united states senate that aren't that sleazy, that aren't going to block the raising of the debt ceiling, that aren't going to help with our economy so it...
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the debt ceiling, raise the debt ceiling. it's one of those things that we always talked about back when i was in congress, one of those things nothing more at the end of the day than a cheap throwaway line on the campaign trail. nobody ever cared about it. the people in power for responsible for the debt limit raised it, then get back together and do your job. get your bills done. >> yeah, and they only have a week to figure it out. that's next friday. social security payments could stop going out. you stop paying back some of your creditors. it gets ugly pretty fast. mika, this is one piece that the white house is dealing with right now whether it's the debt ceiling, or, of course, now managing france, the uk, australia on this big submarine deal. >> that's right, willie. we'll talk about that dustup straight ahead. plus, a climate scientist makes the case for hope in a divided world. "morning joe" returns. step up. prep up. to help keep you free from the risk of hiv. descovy for prep. a once-daily prescription medicine...
the debt ceiling, raise the debt ceiling. it's one of those things that we always talked about back when i was in congress, one of those things nothing more at the end of the day than a cheap throwaway line on the campaign trail. nobody ever cared about it. the people in power for responsible for the debt limit raised it, then get back together and do your job. get your bills done. >> yeah, and they only have a week to figure it out. that's next friday. social security payments could stop...
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and the need to raise the debt ceiling. saw him calling out mcconnell by name specifically. you saw him calling out republicans in general, and you see a bit of a preview of what the white house plans and intends to do over the coming days as this issue progresses. obviously the white house wants to resolve this by this week. they have until about october 18th. at least congress has until october 18th to act, and, you know, you see where the white house would like the political winds on this to be blowing. republicans have also made a political calculus in their own political strategy and now you have a classic game of washington chicken, and when we have seen past instances of washington dysfunction like a government shutdown as kind of the most typical public display of washington dysfunction we see, it's kind of hard to see which side takes the blame. we've seen it backfire on republicans. we've seen it backfire on democrats too. we're definitely, definitely in uncharted territory when it comes to hitting the dell ceilin
and the need to raise the debt ceiling. saw him calling out mcconnell by name specifically. you saw him calling out republicans in general, and you see a bit of a preview of what the white house plans and intends to do over the coming days as this issue progresses. obviously the white house wants to resolve this by this week. they have until about october 18th. at least congress has until october 18th to act, and, you know, you see where the white house would like the political winds on this to...
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he made this week. >> there is zero chance, no chance we won't raise the debt ceiling. no chance. america is not going to default. let me be crystal clear about this, republicans are united in opposition to raising the debt ceiling. >> joining us now co-founder of punchbowl news john. john is here as long as i agree to not mention new york yankees. perhaps explain to us what the debt ceiling is and what happens if congress doesn't handle it in time? >> the debt ceiling the federal government borrows money to operate and borrows money to have a smooth path towards operations. tax receipts from you and i and corporations and businesses and those, you know, go up and down. what the government does is borrow money to function on a day-to-day basis. what's happening right now the government some time next month, we believe the later half of next month. and the republicans are refusing to back a debt ceiling in the case of the senate, there had to be, they can block this from happening. what they're saying is the democrats need to do this on their own and they're in charge. t
he made this week. >> there is zero chance, no chance we won't raise the debt ceiling. no chance. america is not going to default. let me be crystal clear about this, republicans are united in opposition to raising the debt ceiling. >> joining us now co-founder of punchbowl news john. john is here as long as i agree to not mention new york yankees. perhaps explain to us what the debt ceiling is and what happens if congress doesn't handle it in time? >> the debt ceiling the...
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the imf saying failure to raise the debt ceiling could cause a severe shock to the u.s. economy and world financial markets. it is critical, they say, that the u.s. get its debt levels under control. and if it comes to a credit move, a debt downgrade for a rating agency would have significant global repercussions. we are negative in the european market session, your early calls are that the u.s. will open weaker. back to you. >> geoff cutmore. thanks so much. the front page of the "financial times," investor fear rises over u.s. gridlock. >>> other news overseas, anders behring breivik, the man who confessed to friday's deadly terror attacks in norway now claims he collaborated with two other ex-a treemist cells. breivik pled not guilty in court yesterday, he's charged with acts of terrorism and attempts to spread serious fear throughout the population. the judge ordering breivik held for eight weeks. the first four in solitary confinement. saying in a statement that the 32-year-old quote believes that he needed to carry out these attacks to save norway from cultural mar
the imf saying failure to raise the debt ceiling could cause a severe shock to the u.s. economy and world financial markets. it is critical, they say, that the u.s. get its debt levels under control. and if it comes to a credit move, a debt downgrade for a rating agency would have significant global repercussions. we are negative in the european market session, your early calls are that the u.s. will open weaker. back to you. >> geoff cutmore. thanks so much. the front page of the...
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republicans raised the debt ceiling three times under donald trump. in fact, back in 2019, trump signed budget legislation which suspended the debt ceiling, right. no debt ceiling at all. just blew the -- blew a hole in the roof, and then raised spending by $324 billion. he also suspended the debt ceiling until july 2021. eliminating any chance of an ugly battle before the 2020 election. and willie, again, you have chip roy talking about a reckoning. there's going to be a reckoning. and the other guy -- >> malodorous. ephemeral. talking about one of the biggest abominations. do they not understand that you can literally google stuff, i will say stuff, you can literally google stuff, in three seconds, and find out that donald trump said that the debt ceiling was sacred. you can find out that they blew a hole in the debt ceiling three times when they ran washington, d.c., and the fact that they actually attached the massive spending bills to the debt ceiling to try to force people to vote for the debt ceiling. three times. these guys, i mean, why didn't
republicans raised the debt ceiling three times under donald trump. in fact, back in 2019, trump signed budget legislation which suspended the debt ceiling, right. no debt ceiling at all. just blew the -- blew a hole in the roof, and then raised spending by $324 billion. he also suspended the debt ceiling until july 2021. eliminating any chance of an ugly battle before the 2020 election. and willie, again, you have chip roy talking about a reckoning. there's going to be a reckoning. and the...
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is in jeopardy raise the debt ceiling without condition. when it comes to cutting two-thirds of americans prefer targeted cuts to those in the sequester. two-the thi o two-thirds say the sequester didn't impact their family. when it says to who is responsible for washington dysfunction? congressional republicans take the blame. in february, president obama was nine points better than the republicans on that. >> i'm looking specifically. there was a poll i sent you guys specifically from bloomberg that said, like, 62, 63% of americans said they didn't want a clean debt limit raising. they wanted cuts attached to it. >> sure. >> they feel congress doesn't have the discipline to do this themselves and you can't get anything done without a negotiation these days. why not come to the table, sit at the table and use it as a way -- because they say sequester is bad but they want targeted cuts. >> right. >> that's what they are looking for. i thought the last statistic in the poll, mmee, ka -- mika, abot sharing the blame, that puts him in a tough
is in jeopardy raise the debt ceiling without condition. when it comes to cutting two-thirds of americans prefer targeted cuts to those in the sequester. two-the thi o two-thirds say the sequester didn't impact their family. when it says to who is responsible for washington dysfunction? congressional republicans take the blame. in february, president obama was nine points better than the republicans on that. >> i'm looking specifically. there was a poll i sent you guys specifically from...
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this is pretty extraordinary he say yes, i know we have to pass the debt ceiling and raise the debt ceiling limit. i know if we don't have it raised, it's going to wreck our market and the economy. we are not going to do it. this is the point where democrats have to learn how to play a little bit more like republicans and say we are going to give you 50 votes and if you don't give us our 10 votes, it's all on you. we'll sit here wait it out until you find 10 republicans that actually gives a damn by the country. >> we talked previously by mcconnell's standards that the statement, we know we need to raise the debt limit and for people's 401ks and people's pensions and all that stuff. we know it's going to happen, we are not going to be apart of it. the most political thing you can say and even by mcconnell, it's a grotesque display and i think the question that you are raising, implicit in your advise is whether democrats are willing to play that game of chicken and whether they'll be willing and this is a question of political dialogue in some level. if we actually did hit the debt ceiling
this is pretty extraordinary he say yes, i know we have to pass the debt ceiling and raise the debt ceiling limit. i know if we don't have it raised, it's going to wreck our market and the economy. we are not going to do it. this is the point where democrats have to learn how to play a little bit more like republicans and say we are going to give you 50 votes and if you don't give us our 10 votes, it's all on you. we'll sit here wait it out until you find 10 republicans that actually gives a...
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so the debt ceiling will be raised as it always should be, but it will be raised by the democrats. >> republican minority leader senator mitch mcconnell continuing to vow no republicans will vote to increase the debt limit this time. the house just sent the senate that senate bill that raises the debt ceiling and funds the government through december 3rd. congress has eight days left to pass a spending bill or risk a government shutdown. the measure passed yesterday by democrats in a party line vote includes more than $28 billion in disaster relief and nearly $7 billion to support after dpan afghan refugees. the continuing resolution was stripped of $1 billion in funding for israel's iron dome defense system after pushback from progressives. axios reports there has never been a situation where a military aid for israel was held up because of objections from members of congress. that funding will likely be in the defense bill. >> john, first of all, we've got to first address, mitch mcconnell talking about reckless spending. under donald trump, we had the largest deficits ever. >> i be
so the debt ceiling will be raised as it always should be, but it will be raised by the democrats. >> republican minority leader senator mitch mcconnell continuing to vow no republicans will vote to increase the debt limit this time. the house just sent the senate that senate bill that raises the debt ceiling and funds the government through december 3rd. congress has eight days left to pass a spending bill or risk a government shutdown. the measure passed yesterday by democrats in a...
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racked up under president trump, debt from both parties, and republicans voted to raise the debt ceiling repeatedly, when a republican was in office and democrats have done that when a republican was in office. so there's the extraordinary and accurate claim of hypocrisy here, the nation could default for the first time. we heard the warnings in the financial markets. we her treasury secretary yellen say how devastating this would be for the u.s. and its global reputation and economy at home were this to happen. simply, it's the republicans. we all who do this in washington and new york and watch this, we sometimes fall into the game of sort of admiring or noting mitch mcconnell's tactics. oh, he knows how to play the game. and that may be the case. but it's also hypocrisy and should be called out as such that he won't do, not just on this, but so many issues, he won't put the head of the country first. it's always politics and tactics. now this is a time of crisis. it just adds to what's on the plate for those in congress and complicates matters here with the reconciliation bill, with t
racked up under president trump, debt from both parties, and republicans voted to raise the debt ceiling repeatedly, when a republican was in office and democrats have done that when a republican was in office. so there's the extraordinary and accurate claim of hypocrisy here, the nation could default for the first time. we heard the warnings in the financial markets. we her treasury secretary yellen say how devastating this would be for the u.s. and its global reputation and economy at home...
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government will run out of money if congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling here. if there is any kind of government closedown that's going to improve, we're talking about a short term close down that will be 0.2% according to moody's, if it is three to four weeks it could be 1.4% off growth. it does matter. we'll wait and watch. we know print media is under pressure at the moment. "usa today" some talk they may go beyond a pay wall 12% decline in reader numbers over the last quarter and they are facing a big hike in the news stand price from $1 to $2. will they be able to take that business mind the pay wall and make more? brian we know this has been a difficult way of trying to push up your revenue and your viewership. >> i go by my own consumer habits. if i can't get it for free unless it's premium i'm not going to pay for it. it's interesting to see how a massive publication deals with that. two of my favorite things, jeff, football and twitter and now i can get them together in a little sandwich. >> for a minute i thought you were back on the vegan strip club
government will run out of money if congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling here. if there is any kind of government closedown that's going to improve, we're talking about a short term close down that will be 0.2% according to moody's, if it is three to four weeks it could be 1.4% off growth. it does matter. we'll wait and watch. we know print media is under pressure at the moment. "usa today" some talk they may go beyond a pay wall 12% decline in reader numbers over the last quarter...
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can congress get relief done and raise the debt ceiling at the same time? here's bonnie snyder with hurricane irma's track. >> we are looking at a power category 5 category with maximum sustained winds 185 miles per hour. let's take a closer look because the track shifted a little bit probably since overnight that maybe you last saw the advisories. a category 5, but watch what happens as the storm works its way to the north/northwest. eventually florida in that cone of uncertainty. but really it's the -- watching that turn to the north. when will it occur? it looks like in our latest runs that we're seeing it occur a little sooner and a little bit further east than what we saw earlier. so let's take a closer look at the spaghetti models. this shows you a lot of the consensus of the models more recently have been shifting further east. this is really a good point because we want to make sure everyone in the southeast is on alert for irma, including those in georgia, coastal areas across the carolinas as well. so still a changing situation with the track of t
can congress get relief done and raise the debt ceiling at the same time? here's bonnie snyder with hurricane irma's track. >> we are looking at a power category 5 category with maximum sustained winds 185 miles per hour. let's take a closer look because the track shifted a little bit probably since overnight that maybe you last saw the advisories. a category 5, but watch what happens as the storm works its way to the north/northwest. eventually florida in that cone of uncertainty. but...
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the debt ceiling or face the possibility of default. now to the latest on the investigation into the mall massacre in kenya. there's an international search underway for samantha latheweight, also known as the white widow. the warrant is actually in connection with a 2011 plot to bomb targets across kenya. she was once married to one of the london subway bombers and officials have not connected her to the mall massacre, but there were reports that a white woman was one of the attackers. al shabaab is threatening to carry out more assaults saying that the mall attack was just act one. and kenya's intelligence agency released a report from exactly one year before the attack that al shabaab was determined to strike the westgate mall. eric holder says there's no reason to believe al shabaab is planning to strike here in the united states. >> we're dealing now with a different threat environment. i would not say we have any credible evidence that al shabaab is planning to do anything in the united states. i'm not sure if they have the capaci
the debt ceiling or face the possibility of default. now to the latest on the investigation into the mall massacre in kenya. there's an international search underway for samantha latheweight, also known as the white widow. the warrant is actually in connection with a 2011 plot to bomb targets across kenya. she was once married to one of the london subway bombers and officials have not connected her to the mall massacre, but there were reports that a white woman was one of the attackers. al...
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the debt ceiling. democrats say the measure will never pass the senate and president obama has vowed to veto the bill. still, the president is saying he's seeing progress. nbc's tracey potts joins us from washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, the president says we're seeing progress, what's unclear is how quickly the progress might lead to a deal. if that could happen before this deadline, two weeks from today. president obama likely to sit down again with democrats and republicans before the end of this week. to try to hammer something out. both sides set to talk later this morning. and also, on the house floor today, a vote on the cut, cap and balance bill cutting the budget, capping the federal spending and calling for a balanced budget amendment. democrats say it is too harsh on medicare and social security. but there's another plan out there by a republican, that's even tougher, $9 trillion in cuts, $1 trillion in tax increases, by republican tom coburn of oklahoma. tax in
the debt ceiling. democrats say the measure will never pass the senate and president obama has vowed to veto the bill. still, the president is saying he's seeing progress. nbc's tracey potts joins us from washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, the president says we're seeing progress, what's unclear is how quickly the progress might lead to a deal. if that could happen before this deadline, two weeks from today. president obama likely to sit down again with...
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paul ryan even suggesting that they should tie the keystone pipeline to raising the debt limit. but as has been the case for a while now, the white house continues to say it is unwilling to negotiate over the debt ceiling. >>> the rebranding of obamacare continues today. former microsoft manager will take over the health insurance marketplace. if you don't know his name, he retired recently as president of microsoft's office division. yesterday the president hosted a group of technology executives for what the white house was calling a discussion of the health care website. the executives had a different issue on their mind, namely, the nsa. the tech industry collectively pushed back on the surveillance programs making a hard case for some reform. after the meeting, the company's issued a one line statement. "we appreciate the opportunity to share directly with the president our principles on government surveillance that we released last week and we urge him to move aggressively on reform." >>> more evidence of tension between the united states and russia. president obama announ
paul ryan even suggesting that they should tie the keystone pipeline to raising the debt limit. but as has been the case for a while now, the white house continues to say it is unwilling to negotiate over the debt ceiling. >>> the rebranding of obamacare continues today. former microsoft manager will take over the health insurance marketplace. if you don't know his name, he retired recently as president of microsoft's office division. yesterday the president hosted a group of...
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the treasury department says the debt ceiling must be raised by september 29th for the government to make its payments. congress has until september 30th to pass funding through both chambers. otherwise, the government runs out of money on october 1st. yesterday the president tweeted that republican leaders on capitol hill had missed an opportunity accusing mitch mcconnell and paul ryan of ignoring his request to the raising of the debt ceiling to a veterans affairs bill, alleging they have allowed democrats to hold it up could have been so easy. now a mess. even though speaker ryan was named in the tweet, he told cnbc that he did not see it as a criticism. take a listen. >> i don't really take it as going after me. look, that's an option we were looking at, but the va deadline came up, and we weren't able to do that then. i'm really not that worried about this. we have plenty of options ahead of us, and we will pass a debt limit increase before we hit the debt limit. after hearing repeal and replace for seven years, he failed. that should never have happened. the white house press s
the treasury department says the debt ceiling must be raised by september 29th for the government to make its payments. congress has until september 30th to pass funding through both chambers. otherwise, the government runs out of money on october 1st. yesterday the president tweeted that republican leaders on capitol hill had missed an opportunity accusing mitch mcconnell and paul ryan of ignoring his request to the raising of the debt ceiling to a veterans affairs bill, alleging they have...
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the debt ceiling. then he got bad news from the congressional budget office, which is a non-partisan budget office that scores these bills which says that his plan, which claimed to have saved over a trillion dollars in spending over the next ten years really only saved about $850 billion. so it didn't save nearly as much as he said it did and it actually back ended a lot of the savings. so in the first few years there was only about $5 billion worth of savings which is not acceptable to a lot of the tea party wing house who was duly elected. so he pulled the bill off the floor and informed his members that he's going to rewrite it to try to get the number of savings to be larger than the number of what the debt ceiling would be -- the debt limit would be rather extended. so this issing in in the grand scheme of things is another procedure delay. the vote was supposed to be later this afternoon. it's now on thursday. for folks, as you know, it means that the situation is more dire as we get to august 2
the debt ceiling. then he got bad news from the congressional budget office, which is a non-partisan budget office that scores these bills which says that his plan, which claimed to have saved over a trillion dollars in spending over the next ten years really only saved about $850 billion. so it didn't save nearly as much as he said it did and it actually back ended a lot of the savings. so in the first few years there was only about $5 billion worth of savings which is not acceptable to a lot...
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if you want me to vote no over raising the debt ceiling, raise your hand. >> number two, the last pan bender. russian prime minister vladimir putin dropped in on summer camp where he did rock climbing, arm wrestling and frying pan bending. with putin's embarrassing public failure to bend the frying pan, critics suggest he stick to what he does best, martial arts, fly fishing and singing. the number one story of the week -- >> on the surface it looked like a satan sandwich. >> the august 2nd time bomb was diffused this week by a last-minute debt deal that tasted like satan to some and like a slice of heaven to others. the lone bright spot in a depressing process was the surprise appearance on capitol hill of gabby giffords. she helped pass a deal that brought calm and comfort to the market. >> the stocks fell off a cliff. down 512 points. >> 513 points. could you have seen this coming? >> the economy was vaporizing before our eyes but the president celebrated the 50th anniversary of the day he was born, somewhere. >> i was born in hawaii, august 4th, 1961. >> the 50-year-old president
if you want me to vote no over raising the debt ceiling, raise your hand. >> number two, the last pan bender. russian prime minister vladimir putin dropped in on summer camp where he did rock climbing, arm wrestling and frying pan bending. with putin's embarrassing public failure to bend the frying pan, critics suggest he stick to what he does best, martial arts, fly fishing and singing. the number one story of the week -- >> on the surface it looked like a satan sandwich. >>...
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ceiling is not raised and i want to note republican negotiators told us that is the back stop they're operating under. now we don't have any official word from negotiators or the white house staff level teams are planning to meet or there's supposed to be a call or meeting between president biden and speaker mccarthy, but the pressure is onto come to some sort of consensus because as we said we're coming up on that one-week mark. a lot of disagreements still remain. you mentioned the top line numbers for discretionary for fiscal spending for fy 2024, republicans have said they need to spend less in the next year than they currently are. democrats have been difficult on that issue. they wanted a potential spending freeze and that has been rejected, so finances seem to be the main sticking point right now. the gop negotiator garret graves yesterday afternoon told the set a substantial gap remains on that issue of finance. the other thing is work requirements. gop negotiators told us yesterday that the two sides still are at odds on this issue of potentially beefing up work requirements
ceiling is not raised and i want to note republican negotiators told us that is the back stop they're operating under. now we don't have any official word from negotiators or the white house staff level teams are planning to meet or there's supposed to be a call or meeting between president biden and speaker mccarthy, but the pressure is onto come to some sort of consensus because as we said we're coming up on that one-week mark. a lot of disagreements still remain. you mentioned the top line...
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ceiling. also as democrats raise to pass the president's sweeping infrastructure agenda while trying to avoid a shutdown, top defense officials will testify before congress this week on the chaotic u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff mark milley, defense secretary lied austin and kenneth mckenzie will appear before the arms services committee tomorrow and on wednesday. the three owe are expected to be grilled on the last month's troop withdrawal from afghanistan including the isis bombing that kill 13d americans and scores of afghanistan. they're also going to be pressed on an air strike in which ten afghans were killed in which mckenzie called, quote, a tragic mistake. joining me now, co-founder of "punchbowl news," jake sherman. he's an nbc political contributor and may not be getting much sleep this week. thanks for joining us. talk to us about what we can expect this week from milley's testimony and other officials we'll hear on capitol hill talking abou
ceiling. also as democrats raise to pass the president's sweeping infrastructure agenda while trying to avoid a shutdown, top defense officials will testify before congress this week on the chaotic u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff mark milley, defense secretary lied austin and kenneth mckenzie will appear before the arms services committee tomorrow and on wednesday. the three owe are expected to be grilled on the last month's troop withdrawal from...
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like i said, i voted against the debt ceiling being raised to $5 trillion. but you take the hard line for a reason -- you take the hard line and you let them know that you will not vote to raise the debt ceiling until they budge. until they say, okay, okay, we'll meet you in the middle. we will give you $3 trillion in cuts. you close $1 trillion in tax loopholes. let's do the deal. and at that point, you go, i hate it. but i'm going to take it. well, they've got the first part of this equation down. but when are they going to convert that to get the president talking about $4 trillion in cuts? when you convert that hardline to reality, and take the best deal you can get. >> not only, you said it well, joe, said it better than i could say it, not only is the best deal for the republican house, the republican freshmen could get, i think it's an outstanding deal for the country. if i were republican. the only thing i would be asking at this point is to specify some of the cuts. there's some legitimacy on the part of republicans who complain about that. but to i
like i said, i voted against the debt ceiling being raised to $5 trillion. but you take the hard line for a reason -- you take the hard line and you let them know that you will not vote to raise the debt ceiling until they budge. until they say, okay, okay, we'll meet you in the middle. we will give you $3 trillion in cuts. you close $1 trillion in tax loopholes. let's do the deal. and at that point, you go, i hate it. but i'm going to take it. well, they've got the first part of this equation...
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this is what it takes to raise the debt ceiling. as you know, joe, it is section 31 of title -- you change one number here. this is how they did it during the bush years. one page. that's it. they know how to do it. he's talking obama vetoes. he should veto anything sent to him. this is normally the single fastest legislative process that ever happens on capitol hill. they can pass it in the house in ten minutes and the house in five minutes. >> the president will sign anything on his desk. >> i don't know. he has made sure, he had made absolutely sure there is no deal. him adding 50% more taxation to a thing that was theoretically agreed to with boehner is a way of saying i'm not going to do this. >> you think he killed it on purpose? >> are you kidding me? there's a forbidden zone for republicans, taxation. they have a shape of agreement that includes a very large concession by republicans including cantor on taxation. they leave the room and the next thing that happens, the president calls up the speaker of the house and leaves w
this is what it takes to raise the debt ceiling. as you know, joe, it is section 31 of title -- you change one number here. this is how they did it during the bush years. one page. that's it. they know how to do it. he's talking obama vetoes. he should veto anything sent to him. this is normally the single fastest legislative process that ever happens on capitol hill. they can pass it in the house in ten minutes and the house in five minutes. >> the president will sign anything on his...
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also on the line, a looming october default if congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling. there's a matter of the infrastructure vote. it will be a busy one in washington. the question is how will this all play out? >>> plus, the hoist committee investigating the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol issue as new slew of subpoenas. the question is what do they need to learn about the events leading up to the insurrection? >>> and a judge in language rules the father of britney spears should be suspended as conservative. we're asking this question. should she be recorded without her knowledge? it's "way too early" for this. ♪♪ >>> good morning and welcome to "way too early," the show that's still celebrating national coffee day and is going to need a lot of it today. i'm jonathan lemire on this thursday, september 30th. it's going to be a busy one. let's start with the news. capitol hill is going to lead with a series of issues. a vote will take place later this morning on a stopgap funding bill that will keep the government open through early december. the stopgap bil
also on the line, a looming october default if congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling. there's a matter of the infrastructure vote. it will be a busy one in washington. the question is how will this all play out? >>> plus, the hoist committee investigating the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol issue as new slew of subpoenas. the question is what do they need to learn about the events leading up to the insurrection? >>> and a judge in language rules the father of britney...
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ceiling raiseded, that will be raised for a year, maybe two. that's all we're going to get, and we'll be in the soup and having the same conversation. >> do you think that's true even if -- i mean, this is a pie in the sky scenario. what if the republicans lose the house in 2014? we are looking at the numbers as they do, they lost -- the notion that they could get a balanced budget plan in ten years is basically poppy cock, and would you have to cut discretionary spending in half in order to do that. >> frank is also right. democrats will have to come to the table too. you have to ultimately balance the budget. you can'tco what we're doing no matter what side of the aisle you're on, and so, you know, whether you think the democrats take the house or whether the republicans keep the house, ultimately something has to happen, and by the way, i do expect the democrats will come to the table with something because i think if they don't, i think that the general public is actually much more in the middle than after the election results ultimately su
ceiling raiseded, that will be raised for a year, maybe two. that's all we're going to get, and we'll be in the soup and having the same conversation. >> do you think that's true even if -- i mean, this is a pie in the sky scenario. what if the republicans lose the house in 2014? we are looking at the numbers as they do, they lost -- the notion that they could get a balanced budget plan in ten years is basically poppy cock, and would you have to cut discretionary spending in half in order...
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the debt ceiling. >> it's important to remember that this is not about greenlighting future spending. this is about paying debt from past spending, which was incurred during the trump administration and which received favorable votes from a majority of republicans and democrats. so i believe it should be no different this time around. >> the memo moe says the national debt ballooned by nearly 5.5 trillion dollars since august 2019 when democrats helped republicans suspend the debt limit. treasury department data shows over the four years of the trump administration, merge added $7.8 trillion in new debt. joining us now, co-founder of "punchbowl news," jake sherman. he's also a contributor with msnbc. we talked about it, infrastructure, debt ceiling. correct me if i'm wrong, but the government could shut down by the end of the month. how possible is it they could do this? >> jon, good to be with you. i think right now you have to make the calculus that the reconciliation and the biden agenda is no longer the priority for capitol hill and shouldn't be. the money runs out in 16 days and
the debt ceiling. >> it's important to remember that this is not about greenlighting future spending. this is about paying debt from past spending, which was incurred during the trump administration and which received favorable votes from a majority of republicans and democrats. so i believe it should be no different this time around. >> the memo moe says the national debt ballooned by nearly 5.5 trillion dollars since august 2019 when democrats helped republicans suspend the debt...
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the debt ceiling. these republicans are they going to vote against storm relief and assistance that their constituents desperately need because they just want to oppose this president? that's the real conundrum that we'll see play out the next couple of weeks. >> boy, the disaster keeps coming and this year especially seems to keep picking up. willie, a friend i was with and we were talking, god, five or six years ago. he's a very conservative guy. we are just sitting there talking. i run the table for the insurance company. and i said oh, let's hear - i write checks and we write checks for natural disaster. i am a conservative. never run for democrats and again i am telling you, all you have to do is look at what our insurance company have been paying out throw the years. if you don't believe in climate change or not wrecking our globe, let me open up our books, it is real and devastating. it is accelerating. we have got to do something about it. here we are, it was five or ten years ago. here we are.
the debt ceiling. these republicans are they going to vote against storm relief and assistance that their constituents desperately need because they just want to oppose this president? that's the real conundrum that we'll see play out the next couple of weeks. >> boy, the disaster keeps coming and this year especially seems to keep picking up. willie, a friend i was with and we were talking, god, five or six years ago. he's a very conservative guy. we are just sitting there talking. i run...
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if you look at polls of americans who say, should we raise the debt ceiling? most of them say no, we shouldn't. if you poll my readers on wall street, in banks, they are terrified when they hear john boehner say something like, let's move this thing to the debt ceiling. let's raise the drama and the risk and the stakes of when we're fighting over and that will be our way out of the crisis. all it does is make things worse. >> josh, you write in the cover of this week's bloomberg "business week," john boehner doesn't run the congress, you meet the man who does. you write two things are apparent, conservative activists have rejected a call for moderation and boehner has lost control of the house. the second has everything to do with the first. and explains why we're corining towards shutdown. all of those trying to defund obama care drew precisely the wrong lesson than everything else did from the last election. republicans are told, don't stand for anything, make it about obama. what happened in 2012 is that there was a void of inspiration and attempt to lead.
if you look at polls of americans who say, should we raise the debt ceiling? most of them say no, we shouldn't. if you poll my readers on wall street, in banks, they are terrified when they hear john boehner say something like, let's move this thing to the debt ceiling. let's raise the drama and the risk and the stakes of when we're fighting over and that will be our way out of the crisis. all it does is make things worse. >> josh, you write in the cover of this week's bloomberg...
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ceiling didn't matter if the debt ceiling was raised. he just did not like this deal. >> up next, we'll bring in republican senator john thune of south dakota. plus, the bin laden raid, the new article in "the new yorker" offers an exclusive account of what happened that night in pakistan. the behind the scenes detail of the covert mission ahead. first, bill karins with a check on the forecast. >> this is one of the hottest days of the year in the middle of the country. i've been saying that all summer long. this is really hot. we're talking temperatures in the deserts today. let's show you what we're starting out with. at this hour, we're at 83 in dallas. we're in 80s in minneapolis. east of the rockies, very, very warm. check out what we're going to do this afternoon. 111 around tulsa. 107 in kansas city. this is some of the hottest temperatures kansas and missouri has seen in 30 years. in dallas, 108. in the northeast, that's hot. we can't complain. we look at the middle of the country, 92 in new york today. 96 in washington, d.c. we
ceiling didn't matter if the debt ceiling was raised. he just did not like this deal. >> up next, we'll bring in republican senator john thune of south dakota. plus, the bin laden raid, the new article in "the new yorker" offers an exclusive account of what happened that night in pakistan. the behind the scenes detail of the covert mission ahead. first, bill karins with a check on the forecast. >> this is one of the hottest days of the year in the middle of the country....
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the debt ceiling. >> the biggest trouble brewing in washington might be the short time congress has to fix the problems they've created. when washington lawmakers return in september they'll have just nine legislative days to figure out how to fund the government. 23 they can if they can't do it, a government shutdown
the debt ceiling. >> the biggest trouble brewing in washington might be the short time congress has to fix the problems they've created. when washington lawmakers return in september they'll have just nine legislative days to figure out how to fund the government. 23 they can if they can't do it, a government shutdown
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biden was asked about a short-term deal to avoid economic catastrophe and raise the debt ceiling. in response he crossed his fingers, although at first i thought he was going for a very different hand gesture. >> mr. president, do you support the short-term debt ceiling deal? [ laughter ] it really does encapsulate where we're at politically. every response is a coin flip between hoping for the best and [ bleep ] off. >>> welcome back to "morning joe." it's 8:00 on the east coast, 5:00 a.m. out west. let's get right to the news. we're learning new details about what was happening behind the scenes in the white house on january 6th. in his new book "betrayal: the final act of the trump show," abc news chief washington correspondent jonathan carl describes how then president trump remained out of sight, watching tv in the white house private dining room, while insurrectionists stormed the u.s. capitol. karl reports house minority leader kevin mccarthy called trump asking him to tell the riots to leave. mccarthy reportedly said, i just got evacuated from the capitol. there were shots
biden was asked about a short-term deal to avoid economic catastrophe and raise the debt ceiling. in response he crossed his fingers, although at first i thought he was going for a very different hand gesture. >> mr. president, do you support the short-term debt ceiling deal? [ laughter ] it really does encapsulate where we're at politically. every response is a coin flip between hoping for the best and [ bleep ] off. >>> welcome back to "morning joe." it's 8:00 on the...
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some broad discussions and trying to separate the two things, debt ceiling and budget. also, some agreement from the white house about some possible spending cuts. president biden himself raised eyebrows over the weekend when he suggested federal aid programs like food stamps and cash aid for families could be on the table, which triggered blow back from the left. white house is saying, we're not going to touch those. we shall see. no one anticipates there being a breakthrough today. even though the clock is ticking and the deadline is approaching, it's a couple weeks. congress tends to push these things off until the absolute last moment when a deal is broke. everyone will see the tenor of this meeting, the principals meeting at 3:00 this afternoon at the white house. it got contentious last time. if that were to happen again, that could be setting off alarm bells on the markets and other matters. lastly, the president is slated to leave tomorrow for this trip to asia, willie, as you said. but white house aides are putting up contingency plans. the departure could be p
some broad discussions and trying to separate the two things, debt ceiling and budget. also, some agreement from the white house about some possible spending cuts. president biden himself raised eyebrows over the weekend when he suggested federal aid programs like food stamps and cash aid for families could be on the table, which triggered blow back from the left. white house is saying, we're not going to touch those. we shall see. no one anticipates there being a breakthrough today. even...
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but with the economy weak, the president could not responsibly allow the debt ceiling not to be raised. because we had to honor our credit. you couldn't let everybody's interest rates go up in this country as bad as it is now. >> i worry about how impactful that defining event would need to be to actually prompt real change. because i wonder, and i wonder what you think, if in the next, what, two years, if it's possible in a campaign cycle to sort of break the gridlock in washington. >> maybe. maybe it's more possible. it's interesting. remember, the analog here from when joe and i were working is 2011 is 1995. 2012, the election year, is 1996. we had a great 2012, right? a great 1996. it was very productive. >> got a lot of things done. you passed welfare reform in '96. an election year. >> the majority of both parties in both houses voted for it. >> right. >> the final, the third version. we still had differences. what you want to do is create a situation where people just keep on working. and they know they're going to get to an end product. >> right. so let's talk about your better
but with the economy weak, the president could not responsibly allow the debt ceiling not to be raised. because we had to honor our credit. you couldn't let everybody's interest rates go up in this country as bad as it is now. >> i worry about how impactful that defining event would need to be to actually prompt real change. because i wonder, and i wonder what you think, if in the next, what, two years, if it's possible in a campaign cycle to sort of break the gridlock in washington....
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the debt ceiling. so we've raised the ceiling but there's a big hole now in the floor and a lot more poor people are going to fall through it. >> dr. west, the income disparity between the richest in america and the poorest in america has always been bad. it always has been an embarrassment. but it keeps getting worse. and for some reason it's gotten worse since the stock market crash where bankers and hedge fund people, they're making more money than ever before. ceos are getting better bonuses than ever before and yet the workforce is is getting nothing. >> absolutely. >> how does america face up to this reality? >> well, i tell you, thank god brother tavis came up with this idea, we'll keep alive the legacy of martin king. we want to say quite unequivocally one of the results of this you're is that there is a decline and fall of poor and working class americans of all colors and that decline and fall is going to lead to a decline and fall of america if we don't come to terms with our public interest
the debt ceiling. so we've raised the ceiling but there's a big hole now in the floor and a lot more poor people are going to fall through it. >> dr. west, the income disparity between the richest in america and the poorest in america has always been bad. it always has been an embarrassment. but it keeps getting worse. and for some reason it's gotten worse since the stock market crash where bankers and hedge fund people, they're making more money than ever before. ceos are getting better...
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ceiling, raise taxes. they have no idea what's going to happen. >> do you agree with that, miles? >> yes. there is a fair bit of investment being made by american corporations, but it's mostly outside the country. >> why is that? >> because that's where the growth is. you have 9% gdp growth in brazil. you've got, you know, even though growth in china is not what it was, it's still twice the growth of what we have here. >> it's also where there is inexpensive labor that is increasingly productive and competitive with our labor, which is our most fundamental problem. >> you will see, though, more and more accelerated mna activity. i don't know if you agree with that, steve, because of low cost capital. and one of the opportunities for real growth is going to come from consolidation. >> michael steele? >> i think that that's a very good point on small businesses. and state-by-state, that's always the engine. and i think miles is dead on there. a bigger focus by democrats and republicans on creating those aven
ceiling, raise taxes. they have no idea what's going to happen. >> do you agree with that, miles? >> yes. there is a fair bit of investment being made by american corporations, but it's mostly outside the country. >> why is that? >> because that's where the growth is. you have 9% gdp growth in brazil. you've got, you know, even though growth in china is not what it was, it's still twice the growth of what we have here. >> it's also where there is inexpensive labor...
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to al's piece talking about raising of the debt ceiling. i hope boehner gets a deal done where they can raise the debt ceiling. i remember how scary it was dealing with a house congressional caucus, republican caucus that didn't want to raise the debt ceiling at all and we're going to go through that again with more like-minded republicans in the house. that's what's frightening to me. >> the problem with having a leader that's just sort of sitting there, taking care of things and trying to give you this or that. you don't do the big deals. i told kasich that story about a year or two ago. newt opened it up for a vote and how many of you want to put together an alternate budget with kasich. he said of 200 members there, only three. newt looked at it and said screw you we're going it anyway. it changed the course of that debate. and gingrich was not a guy that sat back and played it safe. and there were policies for everything. everything bill clinton did there was an alternate policy. it wasn't just repeal it. we don't like this crime bill
to al's piece talking about raising of the debt ceiling. i hope boehner gets a deal done where they can raise the debt ceiling. i remember how scary it was dealing with a house congressional caucus, republican caucus that didn't want to raise the debt ceiling at all and we're going to go through that again with more like-minded republicans in the house. that's what's frightening to me. >> the problem with having a leader that's just sort of sitting there, taking care of things and trying...
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pretty likely that the uncertainty surrounding the raising of the debt ceiling for both businesses and consumers has been unsettling and just one more impediment to the full recovery we need and something we could have avoid entirely. voters may have chosen divided government but they sure didn't vote for dysfunctional government. they want us to solve problems. they want us to get this economy growing and adding jobs. and while debt reduction is part of that agenda, it is not the whole agenda. when congress gets back from recess i'll urge them to immediately take some steps, bipartisan, common sense steps that will make a difference. it will create a climate where businesses can hire, where folks have more money in their pockets to spend, where people who are out of work can find good jobs. >> good morning. it's wednesday, august 3rd. look at that beautiful shot of new york city. what a morning it is. with us on set this morning, we have mike barnacle, mike halperin and in washington, pat buchanan. willie and joe. >> can i say something this morning? >> you're going to make fun of my
pretty likely that the uncertainty surrounding the raising of the debt ceiling for both businesses and consumers has been unsettling and just one more impediment to the full recovery we need and something we could have avoid entirely. voters may have chosen divided government but they sure didn't vote for dysfunctional government. they want us to solve problems. they want us to get this economy growing and adding jobs. and while debt reduction is part of that agenda, it is not the whole agenda....
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and then they want a fight at the end of the year about raising the debt ceiling. i don't know how either side thinks that's a good idea, but if republicans want to put off the idea and make it a fight over raising the debt ceiling and defunding obama care, it sounds like a lot of what they have to figure out is what's dividing their own caucus. both in the house and the senate. although they don't have the same kinds of numbers in the senate. so that's what's striking to me. i mean, i think this will just look painfully familiar to a lot of people who don't have a lot of credibility or don't place a lot of credibility in politicians right now in terms of how they're maneuvering. >> david, what are you hearing about the sir syrian debate within the white house? we've been talking about richard haas' piece and the need for some kind of action, but what action? >> well, i don't think there's a lot of strategy and i think it's striking that the white house is not really discussing strategy. you don't see them coming on "meet the press" to talk about their broad foreig
and then they want a fight at the end of the year about raising the debt ceiling. i don't know how either side thinks that's a good idea, but if republicans want to put off the idea and make it a fight over raising the debt ceiling and defunding obama care, it sounds like a lot of what they have to figure out is what's dividing their own caucus. both in the house and the senate. although they don't have the same kinds of numbers in the senate. so that's what's striking to me. i mean, i think...
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any failure to raise the debt ceiling would be pretty damn dumb. amid all of that, we have apple's iphone 5 s hitting stores. it's interesting they come in silver and gold. this is the high end version with the fingerprint scanner that you can program your cat to use as well. >> that's important. >> very important. >> i want it to work. >> mika is skeptical. really quick question. the market's so-called priced in move by the fed that never happens. that was a woops. are they pricing in a move in terms of government shut down? >> if that does start to lock likely, most people think they will strike an 11th hour deal. any stop to government spending will be an immediate hit. the shares are under pressure this morning. with regard to expectations for the iphone 5, they are looking for apple to sell around 6 million units. >> how much? anyone know? >> as much as $650. >> cnbc's kelly evans, thank you. some people have to have everything new. right when it comes out. like now. >> it's like materialistic america. everyone has to have the newest thing. >>
any failure to raise the debt ceiling would be pretty damn dumb. amid all of that, we have apple's iphone 5 s hitting stores. it's interesting they come in silver and gold. this is the high end version with the fingerprint scanner that you can program your cat to use as well. >> that's important. >> very important. >> i want it to work. >> mika is skeptical. really quick question. the market's so-called priced in move by the fed that never happens. that was a woops. are...
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. >> in president obama's place, he would use the 14th amendment to raise the debt ceiling. he said force the courts to stop me. as a political decision, there's an opinion on both sides as to whether it's the correct position. he was ready to take that risk and he thinks the president should be, too. at the same time, there's so much waste in government. he spent last weekend, he told me, going through a 400 page goa report on general issues. this is what he loves to do. he sits on the plane and goes through this. you know, i could find $1.5 trillion over the next decade that nobody would notice is going. people talk about waste, fraud and abuse. this is an audited report. apparently, there is a lot of money. >> we talk about corporations not paying their fair share. a lot paying zero. i heard the president and bill clinton doesn't say things unless he had a reason to say things for the most part on policy. i heard president clinton say a week or two ago he thought corporate tax rates should be cut. did you talk to him as to why he said that? >> he did bring that up. he sai
. >> in president obama's place, he would use the 14th amendment to raise the debt ceiling. he said force the courts to stop me. as a political decision, there's an opinion on both sides as to whether it's the correct position. he was ready to take that risk and he thinks the president should be, too. at the same time, there's so much waste in government. he spent last weekend, he told me, going through a 400 page goa report on general issues. this is what he loves to do. he sits on the...
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this week, when the congress raised the debt ceiling that was the thing they had for the year. so they are done doing anything meaningful in this political year. sometimes it usually happens in august. this is one place where the congress is six months ahead. so republicans at their retreat decided we are going to use this time to tee up issues that will help us. the president says he is going to go it alone with executive and regulatory actions. we can go it alone about what we are passing. they say they are going to embrace the issue of income inequality you've just been talking about and say we are going to go after the root causes of it. they are going to say it is because there isn't enough job creation, educational opportunities. they will be repackaging things they love, charter schools, regulatory reform, medical liability reform and saying those will help actually address the real causes of income inequality. >> gene, good morning. harold ford. i don't know if you've seen this plan but you wrote yesterday about not having a health care alternative. if the health care a
this week, when the congress raised the debt ceiling that was the thing they had for the year. so they are done doing anything meaningful in this political year. sometimes it usually happens in august. this is one place where the congress is six months ahead. so republicans at their retreat decided we are going to use this time to tee up issues that will help us. the president says he is going to go it alone with executive and regulatory actions. we can go it alone about what we are passing....
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he said the next time the debt ceiling comes up, they're not going to raise taxes and they're going to shut down the government if it's required. here's john boehner last night. >> when the time comes, i will again insist. my simple principle is greater than the debt rim it increase. it's the only avenue i see to force the elected leadership of this country to solve our structural-physical imbalance. we can makd the bold reforms and cuts necessary to meet this principal and i believe that we know not tricks and gimmicks. >> the american people have had enough of this brinksmanship. it's clear to me that the tea party is driving them over a cliff. >> i think a year ago that john boehner believed he could control the conference, that at the end of the day there wasn't going to be a default. i think he understands now. this is someone trying to get to the head of the parade of and i think it will be as chaotic as it can possibly be. >> bill clinton came out and said taking care of the deficit should be a top priority throughout the election. is that a smart move for blom a? >> i gree agre
he said the next time the debt ceiling comes up, they're not going to raise taxes and they're going to shut down the government if it's required. here's john boehner last night. >> when the time comes, i will again insist. my simple principle is greater than the debt rim it increase. it's the only avenue i see to force the elected leadership of this country to solve our structural-physical imbalance. we can makd the bold reforms and cuts necessary to meet this principal and i believe that...
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they knew it was going to pass, they called it a failure of leadership to raise the debt ceiling. >> they were in the minority. >> your argument. i was studying this to get ready for the program. the argument the right has been screwed by the establishment goes way back to '40, wilkee came along after the french were invaded, and then by '48 tried again couldn't went then. he was still an isolationist. knight came away blew him away four more terms. >> '52, going into the convention taft seemed to have the inside track. took it away from taft. >> he led us done the road to defeat. >> he led us down the road to defeat. >> they found a cosmetic concern who could sell, reagan. the question is, the u.s. the guy look like reagan? not in a million years. he doesn't look like reagan. maybe rand paul can be a nominee. i think rand paul is the nominee. >> wow. all right. chris matthews. thank you. >> so, chris, you've got a great book coming out. >> i'm so excited. i'm halfway through it. obviously it's about tip o'neil and ronald reagan. the quote i love in there, you know, a lot of people t
they knew it was going to pass, they called it a failure of leadership to raise the debt ceiling. >> they were in the minority. >> your argument. i was studying this to get ready for the program. the argument the right has been screwed by the establishment goes way back to '40, wilkee came along after the french were invaded, and then by '48 tried again couldn't went then. he was still an isolationist. knight came away blew him away four more terms. >> '52, going into the...
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next month when they have to raise the debt ceiling, the republicans will ask something for it. we heard on the shows yesterday, senator mitch mcconnell and senator ted trus saying they want something but they are going to ask for changes to obamacare and not anything to deal with long drivers of the debt and big changes and those are put off until 16 or 17 before anything like that is done and a political reason for both sides to avert their ways and say move along. republicans don't want to be seen as the scold party to use mika's word. they want to move past beyond being the no deficit party. and the president knows that deficit cutting is a loser in the midterm elections so he is happy to take their lead and move along. >> should we put the term grand bargain out of our head? something we have talks about for years but the conversation ends the same every time. democrats throw their bodies in front of entitlement programs and republicans do the same in front of tax cuts. what changes that dynamic? >> it's going to have to be a crisis and nearly every time, i sit down with on
next month when they have to raise the debt ceiling, the republicans will ask something for it. we heard on the shows yesterday, senator mitch mcconnell and senator ted trus saying they want something but they are going to ask for changes to obamacare and not anything to deal with long drivers of the debt and big changes and those are put off until 16 or 17 before anything like that is done and a political reason for both sides to avert their ways and say move along. republicans don't want to...
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you make the point, that is, okay, we raise the debt ceiling. what does that mean? did we get our arms around the issue and have a credible plan to stop the fact that we are spending more than we are taking? investors are on to it. we need a plan. >> that was a two to three month fight with no plan. we need leadership. what can the president do, at least in the speech next month to provide some? >> what we talked about in the last segment, i think the president is going to come out. the word infrastructure sounds good. he's going to go with that. i have a question for maria. you mentioned the banks today a hammering in europe yesterday. that suggests people are running away from the banks because they are holding the bad paper of the greeks, italians, et cetera. the only reason they are is if the europe and germans say that's it, we are shutting our checkbooks. there's a danger of a real collapse, isn't there? >> yes. europe is in worse shape than the united states. the way we all witnessed that test we were looking at in 2008, that has people unnerved. people are s
you make the point, that is, okay, we raise the debt ceiling. what does that mean? did we get our arms around the issue and have a credible plan to stop the fact that we are spending more than we are taking? investors are on to it. we need a plan. >> that was a two to three month fight with no plan. we need leadership. what can the president do, at least in the speech next month to provide some? >> what we talked about in the last segment, i think the president is going to come out....
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the debt ceiling. and then of course everyone in the markets is sitting, if they can't keep the governments running, then maybe they won't be able to do the tough things we need them to do in terms of long-term entitlement spending and bringing down the deficit. but at the moment, they are watching week-by-week, and clearly the markets are very short-term at the moment. they are not thinking, oh, right this is what mitt romney's 50-page economic plan is going to give to us. so europeans generally, some of the blush over president obama has come off. but they would probably were they given a vote, which of course they're not, they would probably still want this white house rather than switching to a republican white house at the moment. that's a gross generalization. >> mike barnicle -- and, katty, don't worry about that, because we at "morning joe" specialize in gross overgeneralizations. >> you've got new york state and mississippi and alabama and california all in the same country, and there is cross
the debt ceiling. and then of course everyone in the markets is sitting, if they can't keep the governments running, then maybe they won't be able to do the tough things we need them to do in terms of long-term entitlement spending and bringing down the deficit. but at the moment, they are watching week-by-week, and clearly the markets are very short-term at the moment. they are not thinking, oh, right this is what mitt romney's 50-page economic plan is going to give to us. so europeans...
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santorum voted to raise the debt ceiling five times double the size of the department of education. then supported the biggest entitlement expansion since the '60s. santorum voted to send billions of our tax dollars to dictators in north korea and egypt and even hooked planned parenthood up with a few million bucks. a fiscal conservative? fake. >> i'm ron paul, and aapproi ap this message. >>> good morning, it's wednesday, february 22nd. welcome to "morning joe." with us onset, we have the director of the earth institute at columbia university dr. jeffrey sachs. mike just sat down. hi, mike. >> hello, mika. >> how are you? >> we also have the editor in chief of "newsweek" magazine tina brown. >> hello. >> good to have you all onboard. are you back? >> i'm back. there's a couple of things here. jeffrey's going to jump all over this. >> don't even look at the "new york times." >> i think jeffrey wrote this "new york times" story about super donors. >> it's amazing. >> just a handful of people now. just a handful of people fueling this race. there's a couple of people on the super pacs
santorum voted to raise the debt ceiling five times double the size of the department of education. then supported the biggest entitlement expansion since the '60s. santorum voted to send billions of our tax dollars to dictators in north korea and egypt and even hooked planned parenthood up with a few million bucks. a fiscal conservative? fake. >> i'm ron paul, and aapproi ap this message. >>> good morning, it's wednesday, february 22nd. welcome to "morning joe." with...
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we're going through, this last debacle we had with raising the debt ceiling, the feeling is the president, everybody supports the president, labor is going to end up supporting that, and where are we going to go? support rick perry? you look at the dynamics of this, there's really not any real choice. >> well, i've heard him say he's passionate about the economy. >> yeah, that's right. he's passionate about something. but i'm just saying they're making it relatively easy, or michele bachmann. it's not going to be a choice. these people want to do a lot of things to, you know, the american economy that we don't want. so you know, we're going to be backing the president. but if you want the president to fight harder. we don't want him to be rolled over like he was with regard to the unemployment in december. we don't want him to be rolled over like, you know, he did recently. like he wants to have some revenue. some cuts. everybody said hey, that makes sense, and it didn't happen. basically he got stared down and he blinked. we want him to fight harder. that's the message we're giving him.
we're going through, this last debacle we had with raising the debt ceiling, the feeling is the president, everybody supports the president, labor is going to end up supporting that, and where are we going to go? support rick perry? you look at the dynamics of this, there's really not any real choice. >> well, i've heard him say he's passionate about the economy. >> yeah, that's right. he's passionate about something. but i'm just saying they're making it relatively easy, or michele...
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we could be looking at government shutdowns, government debt ceilings and stuff. it's nasty. >> but in order to address debt, address deficit, do you have to make cuts, correct? >> you do. and you also have to raise revenue. >> and you have to agree on them. >> and start talking about entitlement programs. >> just checking. so there's nothing there. what i just read meant nothing in the long bill. >> the house passes a bill that will not pass the senate. >> a complete waste of time. >>> a new study shows that young americans are struggling to find work more so than any other group. according to the poll, 32% of americans aged 18 to 29 are either unemployed or working part time while looking for fulltime work. among all americans, underemployment dropped 18.2% compared to a rate of 19.3% from april 2011. long-term unemployment is really, really, really -- this is the -- >> it's terrifying. and you're looking at a potentially blighted generation. and you only have to look across to the eurozone to see what kind of pain that can cause and the scarring that can cause.
we could be looking at government shutdowns, government debt ceilings and stuff. it's nasty. >> but in order to address debt, address deficit, do you have to make cuts, correct? >> you do. and you also have to raise revenue. >> and you have to agree on them. >> and start talking about entitlement programs. >> just checking. so there's nothing there. what i just read meant nothing in the long bill. >> the house passes a bill that will not pass the senate....
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the debt ceiling? people didn't quite know what i was talking about at that point. but i'm sure it crossed boehner's night that nigmind th because he knows it's coming. so this is just a continuation what have he's been through from the start with the tea party. and i am not a john boehner critic. i have never seen a situation in which i can say to you here is how john boehner could have done a better job leading, this crazy word speed use now about house republicans. leading the house republicans. no one can lead the house republicans. will is not tip o'neill's house of representatives. i mean, i've read chris matthews book, by the way.twill is not te of representatives. i mean, i've read chris matthews book, by the way.hiwill is not house of representatives. i mean, i've read chris matthews book, by the way.swill is not t house of representatives. i mean, i've read chris matthews book, by the way.ill is not tip house of representatives. i mean, i've read chris matthews book, by the way.ll is not tip
the debt ceiling? people didn't quite know what i was talking about at that point. but i'm sure it crossed boehner's night that nigmind th because he knows it's coming. so this is just a continuation what have he's been through from the start with the tea party. and i am not a john boehner critic. i have never seen a situation in which i can say to you here is how john boehner could have done a better job leading, this crazy word speed use now about house republicans. leading the house...